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1. 1. Carrie Abbott

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   Published on: 5/25/2008   Last Visited: 5/25/2008

   Carrie Abbott
   
   As a founder and President of The Legacy Institute, Carrie is the lead educator and go-to expert on philosophy and content for the Legacy Institute.Carrie oversees research and development of theology and curriculum at Legacy, serves as a consultant to other organizations, and teaches nationwide.
   
   With almost 20 years of teaching, Carrie is a tremendously popular national speaker.She is considered by her colleagues as one of the best communicators and leading innovators on the topic of relationships and human sexuality.She has spoken to tens of thousands of people all across the nation, in venues as diverse as: state legislatures, churches, universities, youth events, medical associations, conferences, banquets, broadcast radio & TV and is featured in several video series.
   
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   Carrie is the author of The Sexual Integrity Program, An innovative program used by Pregnancy Resource Centers in 49 statesCarrie authored and is featured in The Biblical Blueprint for Sexual Integrity video series and material used nationwide and internationallyCarrie is one of the first recipients of The Community Impact Award from Families Northwest in Washington StateCarrie is the lead developer of Authentic Sexuality Education (a K-12 relationship curricula due out in 2008) Carrie is a consultant to many authors, an advisor to The National Abstinence Clearinghouse, Healing the Culture, Heartbeat International, and has assisted many well-known leaders. Carrie has been in ministry since she was 17.She has served for years in youth work, served 13 years with an abstinence program (8 years as Director), has trained hundreds of teachers nationwide, mentored young married couples with her husband and spent many years in a variety of other ministry opportunities.Carrie worked for Merrill Lynch, Oppenheimer and a securities litigation expert, and received her securities license in the process.She also started her own event planning business - The Main Event, where she planned events, and weddings for 8 years.Carrie attended a variety of colleges, including Bible College in Sweden and England, where she met her husband Greg.They are happily married, have five children, two grandchildren and live in the Seattle area.Carrie needed more to do so she and Greg chose to home-school their five children for nine years, till she admits, "she just got tired" and put them in private school.
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   Carrie has spoken to tens of thousands of people in venues as diverse as state legislatures, churches, public and private schools, colleges and universities, pro-life organizations, civic clubs, medical associations, retreats, banquets, broadcast radio, TV and is featured in several video series.
   
   A sample of the kinds of speaking/teaching opportunities Carrie has had over the years ...
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   Carrie has spoken in a variety of venues in each state represented:

2. 2. www.nsb.org

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   Published on: 3/29/2007   Last Visited: 9/23/2007

   You are cordially invited to join the Legacy Institute's Board of Directors and President Carrie Abbott for our annual NIGHT OF CELEBRATION.

3. 3. www.davidshelton.org

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   Published on: 3/25/2008   Last Visited: 6/22/2008

   Through one of those God-things, Legacy President Carrie Abbott happened by David's book "The Great King."God impressed her that David's story was what she should use for one of the chapters of her K-12 curriculum.